Brookfield Asset Management, through its subsidiary Brookfield Renewable, has signed a landmark agreement with Google to provide up to 3,000 megawatts of carbon-free hydroelectric capacity across the U.S. The Hydro Framework Agreement, announced on July 15, is the largest corporate clean power deal for hydropower to date. On the same day, at the first Energy…...
The total operating capacity of U.S. coal-fired power stations is set to decrease from 172 gigawatts (GW) during May 2025 to 145 GW by the end of 2028, according to a July 14 report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Coal usage in the U.S. electric power sector has declined significantly over the last…...
The Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories on July 14 launched a new initiative to apply artificial intelligence and digital scanning to historic drill core samples, aiming to uncover untapped mineral resources in the North and accelerate exploration of critical minerals. As part of the pilot, geoscientists will scan and analyze…...
The U.S. Energy Department on July 11 announced the approval of an exchange from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, or SPR, with ExxonMobil Corporation to tackle logistical complexities affecting crude oil deliveries to the firm’s Baton Rouge refinery. The action will help maintain robust regional supply of transportation fuels across Louisiana and the wider Gulf Coast…....
